Immersive VR Education Ltd (IVRE)

Immersive VR Education Ltd (IVRE)

A ground-breaking developer of virtual reality (‘VR’) software and immersive experiences with a specific focus on education. Suir Valley Ventures, together with Enterprise Ireland, have invested a combined total of €1 million in IVRE.

IVRE’s platform provides virtual reality content that can be used in, colleges, universities, research centres and corporate training to teach any subject in a virtual environment, allowing students to fully immerse themselves in the experience and making hard to visualise concepts easy to understand.

IVRE has won several international awards for its work, including awards for both its Engage Platform and Apollo 11 VR, which uses archive footage and audio from NASA to relive the historical moon landing of 1969. Apollo 11 VR launched in April 2016, with initial sales of 50,000+ copies on the Oculus and Steam stores.

The founding team, David and Sandra Whelan, have attracted high calibre VR talent from around the world. This investment will enable IVRE to accelerate its growth plans; it is currently collaborating with Oxford University and the Royal College of Surgeons to develop VR-based training programmes for medical professionals.